Alcohol could be on NEW Lumberton shelves by mid-December

By Amy Moore

Published 6:00 am, Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Cars can be seen entering the city limits of Lumberton Thursday October 11, 2012 on highway 96. Lumberton is growing, with a new emergency facility, new subdivisions, new businesses, new utility district buildings, Dave Ryan/The Enterprise less

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An unsigned letter was recently sent to numerous Lumberton resident's making several claims about the city's future if alcohol sales are made legal from the current election. Signs promoting the legalization of alcohol sales line the yard at Lumberton's City Hall as residents stand in queue to vote Wednesday.
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An unsigned letter was recently sent to numerous Lumberton resident's making several claims about the city's future if alcohol sales are made legal from the current election. Signs promoting the legalization of ... more

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Alcohol could be on NEW Lumberton shelves by mid-December

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Like the time it takes to brew the perfect beer or ferment the tastiest wine, the process to begin selling alcohol in Lumberton will take several weeks.

City officials said Wednesday that it could be as early as mid-December for some businesses to have beer and wine and mixed drinks on the shelves or at the bar.

Those officials met with their attorney on Wednesday to begin the process of allowing alcohol sales in the city after Tuesday's election showed more than 60 percent of voters wanted it.

City manager Steve Clark said that once the votes are canvassed and certified at Monday's council meeting, the city can start permitting businesses on Tuesday.

A state law requires that current businesses that have not served alcohol on-premise in the previous two years to notify the public they intend to obtain a liquor license. The business must post this sign for at least 60 days before sending in a license application.

New businesses, however, don't have to go through the same process and could start selling as early as mid-December.